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Sikandar Khan Lodi ( Persian: سکندر لودی; died 21 November 1517), born Nizam Khan ( Persian: نظام خان ), was Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate between 1489 and 1517. [1] . He became ruler of the Lodi dynasty after the death of his father Bahlul Khan Lodi in July 1489.
Sikandar was Sultan Bahlul Lodi’s second child who was also the founder of the Lodi dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate. Sikandar Lodi was born on 17th July 1458 and passed away on 21st November 1517 (aged 59).
Sikandar Khan Lodi, also known as Nizam Khan, was a Pashtun Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate from 1489 to 1517. After his father, Bahlul Khan Lodi, died in 1489, he ascended to the throne of the Lodi dynasty.
Of the three Lodi Sultans namely Bahlol Lodi (1451 to 1489), Sikandar Lodi (1489 to 1517) and Ibrahim Lodi (1517 to 1526), Sikandar Lodi is regarded as the ablest, the greatest and the most successful Sultan.
Sikandar Lodi, whose mother was a Hindu, resorted to strong Sunni orthodoxy to prove his Islamic credentials as a political expediency. He destroyed Hindu temples, and under the pressure from the ulama , allowed the execution of a Brahman who declared Hinduism to be as veracious as Islam.
May 24, 2016 · Sikandar Lodi or Nizam Khan the second ruler of Lodhi dynasty ruled Delhi from 1489 A.D. to 1517 A.D. He succeeded his father Bahlul Lodhi. He was considered as the best Sultan of the...
history of India. In India: Struggle for supremacy in northern India. Sikandar completed the pacification of Jaunpur (1493), campaigned into Bihar, and founded the city of Agra in 1504 as a base from which to launch his attempt to control Malwa and Rajasthan. Read More.
Sikandar Lodi was the Sultan of Delhi and second ruler of the Lodi dynasty after Bahlul Lodi. He was the most successful sultan of the Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. Sikandar Lodi ruled the sultanate from 17 July 1489 to 21 November 1517.
The Tomb of Sikandar Lodi is the tomb of the second ruler of the Lodi Dynasty, Sikandar Lodi (reign: 1489–1517 CE) situated in New Delhi, India. The tomb is situated in Lodhi Gardens in Delhi and was built in 1517–1518 CE by his son Ibrahim Lodi.
Jan 8, 2024 · Sikandar Lodi (born Nizam Khan), the second son of Bahlul, succeeded him after his death on 17 July 1489 and took up the title Sikandar Shah. He founded Agra in 1504 and built mosques. He shifted the capital from Delhi to Agra. He abolished corn duties and patronized trade and commerce.
